Guerrilla activists in Brooklyn put up 20 mph speed signs over the weekend to call attention to a proposed City Council bill that would lower speed limits on residential streets.
The vote on the bill was initially scheduled for Tuesday, but has been postponed. The bill’s language is also expected to be amended.
Pedestrian rights group Right of Way installed the rogue signs — which were the same size, shape and material as official DOT signs — on lampposts in Park Slope along Prospect Park West, where the death of a child struck by a car in October has galvanized activists.
There were no DOT speed limit signs on Prospect Park West before the installation.
The agency has since taken down the signs, according to the Right of Way. An agency spokesman didn’t immediately have information on it.
The tragic collision sparked interest in a bill proposed by Councilman David Greenfield, who represents Borough Park, to reduce speed limits from 30 to 20 mph in residential neighborhoods.
Pedestrians have a 95 percent chance of survival if hit by a car going 20 mph- compared to slightly over 50 percent at 30 mph, according to the federal Department of Transportation.